Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-17
RaidiDg Sonora-A Town Sacked and a
Girl Made Captive.

NoGALEs, December 16th.-The last in
formation regarding the campaign against
Bernal the bandit, and his band was that
that they were hedged in the Tulare noun
tains by the Federal forces and citizens
Yesterday news came that he and his raid
ers have effected their escape, and General
Loiaro has returned to Mazatlan, where he
will direct the campaign by wire. 1t seems
that while the besieging party, which was
directed by General Loiaro, was contracting
its lines, it fell in with few of Bernaps
men, and a fight occurred in which several
were wounded on both sides.
Loiaro, however, captured man named
Bicuri, one of BernaPs most desperate
lieutenants, and succeeded III rescuing Ber-
nardina BarraZa, young lady of 0taez,
who bad been carried off by the bandits.
Miss BarraZa was sent with an escort OF
soldiers to the home of her family. Bicuri
refused to divulge the hiding place and
arsenal of the bandit band, and was tied to
tree and shot.
After this occurrence the Ibarra and Me-
raz parties gradually closed about the
range, and on the fifth day came together
without having seen trace of the despera-
does. Trailers were sent out at once, and
after two days search discovered where a
party of twenty-five had left the noun
tains, and the inference is that it was Ber-
nails band, with the chief at Its head.
THE BAND SACKS TOWN.
A courier has just arrived at the military
headquarters at Boca del Potero bringing
dispatches from the Prefect of Otaez which
give the details of the capture of that town,
and the running off of Miss Barraza by
Bernal. The Prefect states that the Ibarra
and MeraZ parties had not been in the
mountains more than two days after the
return of Miss BarraZa, the liberated girl,
when Bernal, at the head of a band of about
twenty-five men, made descent upon the
town. They entered on horseback from the
direction of the Tulare Range, and COM
menced shooting as soon as they entered.
The terrified people took refuge in their
houses, barricaded their doors and windows,
and awaited the demands of Bernal.
MISS BARRAZA AGAIN A CAPTIVE.
After posting men about the town so that
every street was under surveillance, Bernal
proceeded to the prefecture and threatened
to nail the Prefect to the wall by his ears if
he attempted any demonstrations. From
there be went to the home of Bernardina
BarraZa, forcibly made her mount horse,
and then commenced to sack the stores for
provisions and ammunition, which was
done after holding the town four hours.
He then rode off, taking with him Miss
Barraza. He SO thoroughly sacked the
place that there were not guns and ammu-
milton enough to supply the pursuing party.
1t is evident that Bernal has stronghold
in one of the spurs of the Sierra Madre
Mountains.
BERNALs PROBABLE STRONGHOLD.
1t is believed that when he left Otaez he
went there, as several of his men had
wounds of q serious nature The escape of
the band from the Tulare range had been
effected through treachery on the part of
the citizen forces, who had prior arrange
ment with Bernal to help~him in case Of
extreme difficulty.
The scouting party that was sent to the
Cienega to scour that vicinity are now at
Chacala. They found three men who were
thought to belong to Bernal's band, and
they were shot. A large armed force, di-
vided into various scouting parties, are
securing the country for a radius of fifty
miles from Boca del Potrero and the Off
Gals are confident that the band will soon
be captured.